"Craig is a Premier League player in my opinion," he said. "No disrespect to Cardiff, he should be playing top Premier League football.
"Good luck to Cardiff but it would be a waste of an outstanding player. He should stay in the Premier League, for sure."
But the thing is that Man City don't want Bellamy playing for another top Premier League club and I think the player himself sees this as a chance to highlight an issue about players being left out of their clubs 25 man squad.
When the move is officially announced later today it will be one of the most dramatic transfers of the summer.